[quote]luburic wrote:
Why we have so many top athletes in almost every sport here in Croatia?
People world-wide should know that only 8% of Croats are involved in sports(most of those are recreational athletes) and athletic facilities and equipment are very very scarce!
But maybe because of our tough history full of wars we evolved to be somewhat stronger and tougher…
Percentage of Croats that can dunk a basketball at average height is greater than elsewhere in Europe(I played streetball in Spain,Germany,Italy,France…).
And about 10% of Croats is exteremely strong.
We are also one of the country with highest people.[/quote]
OK, now get a hold of yourself
If our fucked up history resulted in anything, it was our almost schizophrenic belief that we’re somehow “special”.
I gotta say, I never saw anything close to 10% of those “extremely strong” people in everyday life. I think that the percentage is more like 0.0001 %.
If you want to look at strong and big people, look at Icelanders. Also, people from other Scandinavian countries, the Boers in South Africa…
And that’s why by praising our virtues on T-Nation you sound slightly weird
[quote]loppar wrote:
luburic wrote:
Why we have so many top athletes in almost every sport here in Croatia?
People world-wide should know that only 8% of Croats are involved in sports(most of those are recreational athletes) and athletic facilities and equipment are very very scarce!
But maybe because of our tough history full of wars we evolved to be somewhat stronger and tougher…
Percentage of Croats that can dunk a basketball at average height is greater than elsewhere in Europe(I played streetball in Spain,Germany,Italy,France…).
And about 10% of Croats is exteremely strong.
We are also one of the country with highest people.
OK, now get a hold of yourself
If our fucked up history resulted in anything, it was our almost schizophrenic belief that we’re somehow “special”.
I gotta say, I never saw anything close to 10% of those “extremely strong” people in everyday life. I think that the percentage is more like 0.0001 %.
If you want to look at strong and big people, look at Icelanders. Also, people from other Scandinavian countries, the Boers in South Africa…
And that’s why by praising our virtues on T-Nation you sound slightly weird
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1.if I want to look for strong&big people,I dont need to look further than Croats from Lika…its a shame those people dont weightlift.
And dont forget giants from Dalmatia and Hercegovina!
2.why Croats are hardest ball throwers in handball?
3.why did we come third at World Cup in France in 1998.?
4.Is Joe Sakic a Croat?
5.Was Dino Radja big and strong?
6.Was Zeljko Mavrovic European heavyweight champion for years?
7.Did Branco Cikatic won first K-1 and was he muay thai world champion?
8.Is Mirko Filipovic top MMA fighter?
9.Was Tony Kukoc a solid NBA player?
10.Are we world champions in handball?
[quote]loppar wrote:
luburic wrote:
Why we have so many top athletes in almost every sport here in Croatia?
People world-wide should know that only 8% of Croats are involved in sports(most of those are recreational athletes) and athletic facilities and equipment are very very scarce!
But maybe because of our tough history full of wars we evolved to be somewhat stronger and tougher…
Percentage of Croats that can dunk a basketball at average height is greater than elsewhere in Europe(I played streetball in Spain,Germany,Italy,France…).
And about 10% of Croats is exteremely strong.
We are also one of the country with highest people.
OK, now get a hold of yourself
If our fucked up history resulted in anything, it was our almost schizophrenic belief that we’re somehow “special”.
I gotta say, I never saw anything close to 10% of those “extremely strong” people in everyday life. I think that the percentage is more like 0.0001 %.
If you want to look at strong and big people, look at Icelanders. Also, people from other Scandinavian countries, the Boers in South Africa…
And that’s why by praising our virtues on T-Nation you sound slightly weird
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11.Are Janica and Ivica Kostelic any good in skiing?
12.Did Duje Draganja won Olympic silver
medal in swimming or am I halucinating?
13.Did you hear that thing about Goran Ivanisevic winning Wimbledon?
14.Does Ivan ljubicic knows anything about tennis?
15.Is Croatian Soccer national Team ranked fifth in the world?
16.Is Sipe Drvis first challenger for boxing title in middleweight category?
17.Is Stefan Leko,one of the finest K-1 fighters maybe a Croat?
18.Didnt Croatia played against Dream Team in Olympic basketball finals in Barcelona in 1992.?
19.Did you hear about Skelin brothers in rowing?
20.Does Zoran Primorac know a thing or two about table tennis?
11.Are Janica and Ivica Kostelic any good in skiing?
12.Did Duje Draganja won Olympic silver
medal in swimming or am I halucinating?
13.Did you hear that thing about Goran Ivanisevic winning Wimbledon?
14.Does Ivan ljubicic knows anything about tennis?
15.Is Croatian Soccer national Team ranked fifth in the world?
16.Is Sipe Drvis first challenger for boxing title in middleweight category?
17.Is Stefan Leko,one of the finest K-1 fighters maybe a Croat?
18.Didnt Croatia played against Dream Team in Olympic basketball finals in Barcelona in 1992.?
19.Did you hear about Skelin brothers in rowing?
20.Does Zoran Primorac know a thing or two about table tennis? [/quote]
Umm…you do realize that other countries could make similar lists?
I’m immensely proud about the achievements of our athletes (except Draganja, who was willing to sell his country for a measly 1 million from Qatar), but believing that we’re somehow “special” and “superior” is delusional.
11.Are Janica and Ivica Kostelic any good in skiing?
12.Did Duje Draganja won Olympic silver
medal in swimming or am I halucinating?
13.Did you hear that thing about Goran Ivanisevic winning Wimbledon?
14.Does Ivan ljubicic knows anything about tennis?
15.Is Croatian Soccer national Team ranked fifth in the world?
16.Is Sipe Drvis first challenger for boxing title in middleweight category?
17.Is Stefan Leko,one of the finest K-1 fighters maybe a Croat?
18.Didnt Croatia played against Dream Team in Olympic basketball finals in Barcelona in 1992.?
19.Did you hear about Skelin brothers in rowing?
20.Does Zoran Primorac know a thing or two about table tennis?
Umm…you do realize that other countries could make similar lists?
I’m immensely proud about the achievements of our athletes (except Draganja, who was willing to sell his country for a measly 1 million from Qatar), but believing that we’re somehow “special” and “superior” is delusional.
Chill out.
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I disagree.
Please name a few countries with similar size of population with as much sport success!
And remember,I only mentioned athletes that performed in the last 15 years that our counry is independant!
11.Are Janica and Ivica Kostelic any good in skiing?
12.Did Duje Draganja won Olympic silver
medal in swimming or am I halucinating?
13.Did you hear that thing about Goran Ivanisevic winning Wimbledon?
14.Does Ivan ljubicic knows anything about tennis?
15.Is Croatian Soccer national Team ranked fifth in the world?
16.Is Sipe Drvis first challenger for boxing title in middleweight category?
17.Is Stefan Leko,one of the finest K-1 fighters maybe a Croat?
18.Didnt Croatia played against Dream Team in Olympic basketball finals in Barcelona in 1992.?
19.Did you hear about Skelin brothers in rowing?
20.Does Zoran Primorac know a thing or two about table tennis?
Umm…you do realize that other countries could make similar lists?
I’m immensely proud about the achievements of our athletes (except Draganja, who was willing to sell his country for a measly 1 million from Qatar), but believing that we’re somehow “special” and “superior” is delusional.
Chill out.
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Duje Draganja just went abroad to make some money.Who did he betreyed?
1 million dollars is a big money.
So,everybody that went out of their country to make money is selling his country?!
Duje won medals for Croatia for many years and this country owes him,not the other way around!
[quote]luburic wrote:
GermanPower wrote:
luburic wrote:
Look people,Marin is potential for breaking bench-record.He is living and training under harsh/poor conditions in Croatia.
If he could find some sponsors his awesome lifts would soon sky-rocket.
I disagree- you aer better off without a sponsor and everything else. his success would be much less if he would be sorrounded by all tha BS
Other than congrats Marin
Croatia is a beautiful country and very nice people
best regards from Germany
Andreas
Man,are you serious?
Average monthly wage is 300-400 euros in Croatia.Try eating big like 120 kg. elite powerlifter and supplement well…and where are others costs of life?!
Everybody is not living high life!
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of course i am serious, everything is cheaper as well. forget supplements!!! rather have a good meal!
I disagree.
Please name a few countries with similar size of population with as much sport success!
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Norway and Finland come to mind.
As far as Draganja is concerned, he’s a whiney asshole who extorted much more money from Croatia that his swimming counterparts get from their respective countries.
And he ended up looking like a complete tool when soon after his “fuck you all, I’m going to Qatar” stunt the Arabs backed out.
[quote]titopuente wrote:
samoa has a population of around 200,000. They had two starters in last years super bowl on opposing teams. Samoa pwns croatia[/quote]
Croats dont play football.
When we start to play it—great winners in no time!
[quote]titopuente wrote:
samoa has a population of around 200,000. They had two starters in last years super bowl on opposing teams. Samoa pwns croatia[/quote]
Samoans are strong people, but the Croats gave the world penciles, electric system, Nobel Prize Winners, greatest athletes in many sports and of course defended the Europe from the Turks for more then 300 years.
[quote]marinvlahovic wrote:
titopuente wrote:
samoa has a population of around 200,000. They had two starters in last years super bowl on opposing teams. Samoa pwns croatia
Samoans are strong people, but the Croats gave the world penciles, electric system, Nobel Prize Winners, greatest athletes in many sports and of course defended the Europe from the Turks for more then 300 years.
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Napoleon said-Give me 100 000 Croats and I will conquer the world!–
I disagree.
Please name a few countries with similar size of population with as much sport success!
Norway and Finland come to mind.
As far as Draganja is concerned, he’s a whiney asshole who extorted much more money from Croatia that his swimming counterparts get from their respective countries.
And he ended up looking like a complete tool when soon after his “fuck you all, I’m going to Qatar” stunt the Arabs backed out.
[/quote]
Norway and Finland?! No offence to Finns and Norwegians–they are great in winter sports nad strongman,but come on!
We have top athletes in almost any sport!
Croatia rules!
[quote]marinvlahovic wrote:
titopuente wrote:
samoa has a population of around 200,000. They had two starters in last years super bowl on opposing teams. Samoa pwns croatia
Samoans are strong people, but the Croats gave the world penciles, electric system, Nobel Prize Winners, greatest athletes in many sports and of course defended the Europe from the Turks for more then 300 years.
[/quote]
Well,how many of that strong Samoans can lift weights that you use for warm-ups,Marin?
[quote]GermanPower wrote:
luburic wrote:
GermanPower wrote:
luburic wrote:
Look people,Marin is potential for breaking bench-record.He is living and training under harsh/poor conditions in Croatia.
If he could find some sponsors his awesome lifts would soon sky-rocket.
I disagree- you aer better off without a sponsor and everything else. his success would be much less if he would be sorrounded by all tha BS
Other than congrats Marin
Croatia is a beautiful country and very nice people
best regards from Germany
Andreas
Man,are you serious?
Average monthly wage is 300-400 euros in Croatia.Try eating big like 120 kg. elite powerlifter and supplement well…and where are others costs of life?!
Everybody is not living high life!
of course i am serious, everything is cheaper as well. forget supplements!!! rather have a good meal![/quote]
Listen you,rich-ass!
Food is not much cheaper in Croatia than in Germany.
Come here and survive on 300 euros a month!
How much has he done in a sanctioned meet? Who sanctioned it and what gear was he wearing? I have only seen gym lifts on here with spotters helping on every lift. I am not saying the dude isn’t strong. He clearly is, but I would actually like to see what he has done in competition without the help of spotters before I venture to say he is one of the strongest drug-free lifters in the world.
[quote]jumper wrote:
How much has he done in a sanctioned meet? Who sanctioned it and what gear was he wearing? I have only seen gym lifts on here with spotters helping on every lift. I am not saying the dude isn’t strong. He clearly is, but I would actually like to see what he has done in competition without the help of spotters before I venture to say he is one of the strongest drug-free lifters in the world. [/quote]
[quote]jumper wrote:
How much has he done in a sanctioned meet? Who sanctioned it and what gear was he wearing? I have only seen gym lifts on here with spotters helping on every lift. I am not saying the dude isn’t strong. He clearly is, but I would actually like to see what he has done in competition without the help of spotters before I venture to say he is one of the strongest drug-free lifters in the world. [/quote]
240kg- bench press raw without any bench press shirts on a last competition in Ireland (a new -125kg new world drug free federation record)I did also 260kg but the judges said it was no good.
My plan before the competiton was to start with 270kg and end with 310, but when I broke my shirt on training It wasnt possible.
In 2007 I shall compete in the IPF European and World Bench press and my goal is first place. All I need is a good shirt and a sponsor to help with my expencies.
